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Tokyo鈥檚 most visited temple enshrines a golden image of Kannon (the Buddhist goddess of mercy), which, according to legend, was miraculously pulled out of鈥
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Tokyo's eastern neighborhoods, on the banks of the Sumida-gawa, have an old-Tokyo (shitamachi) feel, with venerable temples and shrines, lovely gardens, traditional restaurants and artisan shops. Zone in on Asakusa's atmospheric Buddhist temple complex 厂别苍蝉艒-箩颈 and the sumo hot spot of Ry艒goku, home to the ancient sport's Tokyo stadium and a top-class history museum.
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Tokyo Skytree opened in May 2012 as the world鈥檚 tallest 鈥榝ree-standing tower鈥 at 634m. Its silvery exterior of steel mesh morphs from a triangle at the鈥
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Tokyo's history museum documents the city's transformation from tidal flatlands to feudal capital to modern metropolis via detailed scale re-creations of鈥
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Belonging to the esoteric Shingon sect, at this active temple you can attend one of the city's most spectacular religious rituals. Goma (fire rituals)鈥
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The woodblock artist Hokusai Katsushika (1760鈥1849) was born and died close to the location of this museum, which opened in 2016 in a striking aluminium鈥
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Founded in 1627, this shrine is famous as the birthplace of the sumo tournament. Around the back of the main building is the yokozuna (sumo grand鈥
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The highlight of this museum is a fascinating collection of Japanese folk articles, mainly patched clothing and pieces of fabric, known as boro, gathered鈥
Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo (MOT)
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For a primer in the major movements of post-WWII Japanese art, a visit to the permanent collection gallery here should do the trick. Temporary exhibitions鈥
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